Marco Rubio on Medication Abortion

Marco Rubio On Medication Abortion

Rubio Signed On To Brief Urging Judge To Reverse FDA Approval Of Abortion Pills

Anti-Abortion Group Filed A Lawsuit Saying FDA’s Approval Of Medication Abortion Was Unlawful And Should Be Revoked

Alliance For Hippocratic Medicine, An Anti-Abortion Group, Filed A Lawsuit Alleging The FDA Improperly Approved Abortion Pills And That It Should Be Revoked. According to NBC News, “In a consequential lawsuit seeking to upend the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of abortion pills, Democratic and Republican attorneys general took sides in court filings on Friday. The suit was filed in November by an anti-abortion group called Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. They allege that the process the FDA used decades ago to evaluate and approve the drugs used for medication abortions — mifepristone and misoprostol — was unlawful and should be revoked.” [NBC News, 2/10/23]

Rubio Signed Amicus Brief Supporting The Anti-Abortion Group

Rubio Signed On To An Amicus Brief Supporting The Anti-Abortion Group In Its Quest To Revoke Access To Medication Abortion. According to a press release from Hyde-Smith’s office, “U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative August Pfluger (R-Texas-11) today led 13 Senators and 54 Representatives in signing an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s approval and deregulation of chemical abortion drugs. The brief, authored by Americans United for Life, has been filed in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, which is pending before the Northern District of Texas. The brief spotlights how the FDA’s actions have disregarded the law and put the lives and health of women and girls in danger. […] The lawmakers’ brief supports the medical associations and pro-life doctors who filed the lawsuit based on the FDA wrongfully disregarding the risks and dangers associated with chemical abortion drugs as it approved and progressively eased restrictions on the pregnancy-ending drugs to make them more widely available. […] In addition to Hyde-Smith, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), James Risch (R-Idaho), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) signed the brief.” [Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Press Release, 2/13/23]

Rubio Blasted The FDA For Easing Restrictions On Medication Abortion

Rubio Sent Letter To FDA Commissioner To Keep Restrictions On Medication Abortion

Rubio Sent Letter With Colleagues To FDA Commissioner To Recommend Against Easing Restrictions On Mail Delivery of Mifepristone. According to a press release from Rubio’s office, “U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and 114 colleagues from the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives sent a bicameral letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock recommending against easing restrictions on mail delivery of mifepristone, a chemical abortion drug, during the pandemic.” [Sen. Marco Rubio Press Release, 4/23/21]

Rubio’s Letter Suggested The Restrictions “Protect Women From The Negative Health Consequences Of Self-Administering Abortion Drugs At Home And To Ensure They Understand The Full Risks Of Chemical Abortions.” According to a press release from Rubio’s office, “The agency plans to waive enforcement of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) protections that apply to mifepristone, making chemical abortions more available. These measures were put in place decades ago to protect women from the negative health consequences of self-administering abortion drugs at home and to ensure they understand the full risks of chemical abortions.” [Sen. Marco Rubio Press Release, 4/23/21]

Rubio Went After The FDA For Easing Restrictions On Medication Abortion

Rubio Sent A Letter To The FDA Commissioner To Recommend “More Stringent Oversight Of Chemical Abortion Bills.” According to a press release from Rubio’s office, “U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and U.S. Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), along with 124 bicameral colleagues, in sending a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting the FDA immediately restore more stringent oversight of chemical abortion bills, including the in-person dispensing requirement the FDA suspended in December.” [Sen. Marco Rubio Press Release, 2/22/22]

Rubio Co-Sponsored Legislation Prohibiting Federal Funds From Going To Colleges Or Universities That Provides Medication Abortion

Rubio Co-Sponsored LEgislation To Bar Federal Funds Colleges That Provide Medication Abortion In A Campus Health Clinic

Rubio Co-Sponsored The “Protecting Life On College Campus Act,” Which Would Have Stripped Federal Funds From Colleges Or Universities That Provide Medication Abortion In A Campus Health Clinic. According to a press release from Daines’ office, “U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced the ‘Protecting Life on College Campus Act’ to prohibit federal funds from going to any college or university with a campus health clinic that provides abortions or abortion drugs. […] Senators Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Bill Hagerty (Tenn.), Mike Rounds (N.D.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (Miss.), Roger Wicker (Miss.), Joni Ernst (Iowa), James Inhofe (Okla.), James Lankford (Okla.), James Risch (Idaho), Ted Cruz (Texas), Tom Cotton (Ark.), Mike Braun (Ind.) and Josh Hawley (Mo.) joined as cosponsors.” [Sen. Steve Daines Press Release, 7/21/21]

Rubio Blasted Google For Censoring Abortion Pill Reversal Ads

Rubio Signed On To Letter To Google Criticizing Them For Censoring Abortion Pill Reversal Ads

Rubio Sent Letter Criticizing Google For Censoring Ads For Abortion Pill Reversal. According to a press release from Rubio’s office, “U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and nine other senators in demanding answers from the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai, on the company’s double standard in censoring pro-life Abortion Pill Reversal (APR) advertisements while continuing to allow advertisements for deadly chemical abortion pills.” [Sen. Marco Rubio Press Release, 9/16/21]